Rockstar Games Employees Apply for Union Recognition Amid Layoff Lawsuit
If approved, this would be only the second unionized game studio in the UK, following ZA/UM, and it comes while Rockstar faces active litigation over the layoffs that triggered the organizing drive.
Reporting from 1 sources: Game Spark.
Rockstar Games employees have applied for voluntary union recognition through the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain. The move follows a mass layoff of over 30 workers in October 2025, all of whom were members of the IWGB's Discord server. The union has sued Rockstar for unfair dismissal, alleging union busting. Rockstar has agreed to meet with the union.
The IWGB announced on June 30 that Rockstar Games employees had applied for voluntary recognition of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union. The union's demands include pay transparency, flexible working arrangements, and addressing crunch. Rockstar has agreed to a meeting, telling IGN it values open dialogue. The application follows a lawsuit filed in November 2025 after Rockstar laid off more than 30 workers, all of whom were in the IWGB Discord server. Rockstar claims the layoffs were due to improper information leaks.
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